⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:34 · UTAH 23-17 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 9:34 · UTAH 61-49 SA
- Winner
Mehmet Okur hit a 26-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 94-91 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams turnover
Q4 4:28 · UTAH 81-75 SA
- Missed FT
Matt Harpring misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · UTAH 96-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:38 · UTAH 45-47 SA
- Go-ahead
Bruce Bowen hit a 23-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 2:05 · UTAH 85-86 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 0:40 · UTAH 91-91 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
